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PAGE 17 - PLA1NDEALER-WEDNESDAY. APRIL 17. 1*74 Devilaires In Rehearsal For '74 Season The Devilaires all girl drill team spend one evening a week during the winter months in preparation for the first parade of the year. There still are openings for any girl, 13 through 19, who might be interested in joining the group. The Devilaires is the only all girl drill team in McHenry. Any girl interested may obtain information by calling Barb Kuck at 385-6523 after 5:30 p.m. week days or they may attend a practice session which is held each Tuesday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hilltop school. Barb Kuck is the instructor for this group having had a number of years experience as a member of the drill team. The team has gteen in existence for twelve years and is co- sponsored by American Legion Post 670 of Algonquin and V.F.W. Post 4600 and their Ladies auxiliary of McHenry. DEVILAIRES DRILL TEAM THE FISH April being American Cancer Society month, the Fish organization would like to join the American Cancer society in a plea for help. Fish feels that now is a prime time to bring a specific transportation problem to the community's attention. Often a cancer patient must report daily or weekly to a treatment center for cobalt treatments or other chemotherapy. This can pose a great problem for the patient, his family, and his friends. Fish has been called on several times for either all or part of Take Option On River Land For Conservation At the regular April meeting of the McHenry County Conservation district, trustees publicly announced they had purchased an option on Fox river frontage owned by the Frisch Construction company for $1500. The option is for a period of fifty-six days at a purchase price of $100,000 for about 30 acres having 1100 feet of Fox river frontage. The property lies directly north of the Kornick-Hickory Grove acquisition. A 5-acre lagoon has been excavated with access to the Fox river. Before exercising the option, the trustees will request review and comment from the Northeastern Illinois Planning commission and the Illinois Department of Conservation, and complete the appraisals as their policy requires. Public notice will be given at least two weeks in advance of the date of the public meeting at which final action on this option will be taken. the needed transportation for these patients. We could do the job much more efficiently if we had more willing drivers. People able to give even one- half day a month to drive a patient to his treatment center would be a great help. Some of these patients are teen-agers, some are older people, but all of them need treatment and the transportation to obtain it. Cancer has no favorites, anyone could suddenly be dependent on others for lifesaving treatments. A small gift of your time could help save a life. Please call Fish at 385-8020. G.T. SERVICE NEWS DANIEL E.NOBLE GRADUATES - Navy Fireman Recruit Daniel E. Noble, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Conger of 4305 W. Sioux lane, McHenry, graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training center, Orlando, Fla. He received nine weeks of intensive instruction in seamanship, small arms training, fire fighting, close order drill, first aid and Naval history. He will now report to a formal school for specialty training or to a ship or shore station for on-the-job training. Conservation Club Asks For Active Interest April 18, is the date, the time 8 p.m., the place Spojnia Hall located at Flanders and Spojnia road. The meeting is the McCullom Lake Conservation club. Only an hour and a half is WHAT HAPPENS IN SCHOOLS? Why does this question need to be answered? People are interested in education. They want to know what takes place in learning institutions. More important, they want to know what's going on in the community's schools. Why? Well, though it's lost some of its luster, education is still considered the best way 'to make things better. Besides working toward a better society, education's highest priority is developing human potential. Parents and, for that matter, everyone wants this. Developing desirable human behavior benefits us all. Human potential and its development can benefit all mankind. Fields such as medicine, business, and the humanities are in constant need of such people. Who governs the community schools? In our country, education is left to the separate states. The states, in turn, delegate some authority to local school boards. How is this accomplished? The state publishes a document providing guidelines for local districts. These local districts, communities, abide by the state "School Code" and set up their own policies. School board policies must be in keeping with the state code. What are some of these state and local guidelines? Both bodies cover professional qualifications, curriculum, finances, and attendance. Local boards hold elections. These school board elections are important. Why? Those elected serve as represen­ tatives of the communities. In a sense, the school board is spokesman for the community. What does the school board do? The board develops policies for its schools. These are not unmendable. They can and should be modified, deleted, or otherwise changed as the school district's needs dictate. Board policies are not meant to be shackles; they're onlv guidelines. required and an interest in the environment. The entire community will benefit. Discussions are held concerning the condition of the water, fish, weeds and related matter. More active participation is needed. The club wants people, their opinions and ideas. EVERYTHING'S COMING UP & SPRING ROSE BUSHES FREE FROM YOUR FRIEND^ AT FIRST FEDERAL WITH A DEPOSIT OF $25 .00 OR MORE. FOR A L IMITED T IME ONLY (LIMIT OF ONE PER FAMILY) EQUAL HOUSING L E N D E R 1 EAST CRYSTAL LAKE AVE. CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. 60014 QF CRYSTAL LAKE 815-459-1400 r\ wo*. FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN \ A<;«nriATinN ALGONQUIN BRANCH 1309 DUNDEE ROAD ALGONQUIN, ILL 60102 312/658-8622 What is the responsibility of the school board after policies have been established? The board then hires a s u p e r i n t e n d e n t . T h e superintendent carries out the policies of the board within state guidelines. The superintendent administrates a school district ggoverned by these two bodies. What is the responsibility of the superintendent? These are varied. He's responsible for die entire program. He can be likened to the head of a large business. Often school districts operate on a multi million dollar budget. This means the superintended* must have many skills. What are the skills needed by the superintendent? He needs to know thoroughly state and local policies. He needs to know instruction, finances, and personnel practices. He's responsible for it all. Why is personnel important? little can be accomplished in education without personnel properly trained. In addition to training, the staff philosophy has to be in keeping with the program. Why? If it's not, only a token contribution usually results. This is unfortunate. Why? The student's future may be jeopardized. Teacher enthusiasm is often the key to successful teaching. If instructors aren't in agreement with the district's philosophy, this enthusiasm is often lacking. What about the instructional program? Everything done in schools is to provide students with better opportunities to learn. This includes developing state and local policies, hiring t e a c h e r s , f i n a n c e s , transportation, maintenance, etc. Instruction covers many things. What are some of them? Educators need to know the latest finds concerning how people learn. How's this done? They look to educational psychologists for help. Educators must read society accurately. How? They must be familiar with findings by a n t h r o p o l o g i s t s a n d sociologists. Why? These two groups study society and provide teachers with valuable information concerning the structure of society. They also help to explain why we act the way we do and the reason for our action. Instruction must be carried out within the guidelines of the state and within local policies. This means certain subjects and the hours each is to be taught are stated. The superintendent has some latitude. He can and does oversee instruction. He can make modification concerning how subjects are taught, the climate of instruction, and the physical design of the instructional atmosphere. Before leaving instruction, there is an important aspect of it the public should know. What? It's language and its usage. Language here refers to listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Man is the only specie whose language has reached the degree where knowledge and facts are stored from bygone years. Other species must learn anew with each new generation. How does this help? Man can build from the past. He can extend himself. How? Man can use language to skewer an object or situation. He can permit the flames of thought to permeate an object or situation and roll either until thoroughly treated. Through language, man can study anything. He can even study things not present or v i s i b l e . L a n g u a g e development, then, is critical to instruction and developing human potential. School finances are important. Why? The entire program must be within the ability of the community to pay for it. Following board policy, the superintendent must keep the program within this boundary. To do this a competent business manager is often employed. He oversees spending. He oversees the budget building process and insures financial solvency. Evaluating the whole program is critical. Why? Unless evaluation takes place, ine program's effectiveness will not be known. How's this done? The best way is to separate the program into parts. For example, you might divide the program into ins t ruct ion, personnel , f i n a n c e s , h e a l t h , transportation, etc. Each of these areas are studied. Several means to study them are suggested. Why? No one way would suffice. One method of evaluation would reveal too little information. What evaluation techniques could be used? Observation is one method. Just look at the separate parts. Another would be use questionnaires. Question those in the activity and those affected by the operation. Use self evaluation - those doing the activity. For instructional evaluation, ask the parents, teachers, and students to comment. Principals can evaluate these parts of the program. Those in central positions can and do contribute and oversee the evaluation process. : * Hopefully, this article fci» provided you, the public, with a better understanding of school activities. Educators often neglect to inform the public. Without your acceptance, the program has little chance to succeed. Hie Director of Instructional Services extends to you a personal invitation to visit McHenry 's e lementary schools. Or, if you wish, visit the central office at 3926 West Main street. Dr. Paulausky would be only too glad to try to explain what the community's schools are doing, and what they're planning to do. It would be of great help to hear what you have to say about the schools and the program. HERE AND THERE IN BUSINESS CITED FOR ACHIEVEMENT Jack J. Marinich, 322 Dowell road, McHenry, has been honored for outstanding technical achievement by the Teletype corporation, Skokie. He received a special Engineer ing Recogni t ion award for developing a code bar milling machine that uses two very high precision air bearing motors which in turn Employe* Of 40 Years Marks Two Anniversaries Joseph Gluth of Intermatic, Inc., product engineering staff at Spring Grove, has twin anniversaries coming up Friday, April 26. The day is both his sixty- second birthday and his fortieth year with the company. Intermatic's oldest male employee in term of service, he commutes to the plant from Twin Lakes, Wis., in the winter and Cleveland, Wis., in the summer. Gluth started at the timer and lighting manufacturer's old Throop street plant in Chicago, receiving pay of 40 cents an hour and working 9% to 11 hours a day. "I've worked in practically every department of the company," he says. Some 75 percent of plants normally grown by gardeners are imports. decrease the rate per part and eliminate subsequent machining operations. 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